cleaning lady
cleaning lady - uklízečka
BrE
/'kli:nɪŋˌleɪdi/
AmE
/'kli:nɪŋˌleɪdi/

noun - a woman whose job is to mop floors etc.

yikes
yikes - a jéje, jejej
BrE
/'jaɪks/
AmE
/'jaɪks/

interjection - an exclamation used to express unpleasant surprise, fear etc.

 
gosh - tý jo (zvolání)
BrE
/'gɒʃ/
AmE
/'gɑ:ʃ/

interjection - an exclamation used to express unpleasant surprise or dislike

 
uh-huh - jo
BrE
/ˌʌ'hʌ/
AmE
/ˌʌ'hʌ/

interjection, informal - a sound you make to express agreement, approval etc.

 
jocular - žertovný
BrE
/'dʒɒkjələ/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:kjələr/

adjective, formal - humorous, meant to make people laugh, not meant seriously

 
old habits die hard - zvyk je železná košile
BrE
/ˌəʊld'hæbɪtsˌdaɪ'hɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌoʊld'hæbɪtsˌdaɪ'hɑ:rd/

phrase - it's difficult to get rid of an existing habit

furnish
furnish - vybavit, zařídit (nábytkem apod.)
BrE
/'fɜ:nɪʃ/
AmE
/'fɜ:rnɪʃ/

verb - to put furniture into a house, flat or room

 
enact - herecky ztvárnit
BrE
/ɪ'nækt/
AmE
/ɪ'nækt/

verb, formal - to perform something (e.g. a story) as a play

 
unmanageably - nezvládnutelně
BrE
/ʌn'mænɪdʒəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'mænɪdʒəbli/

adverb - in a way that is not possible to manage

protest
protest - protestovat
BrE
/prə'test/
AmE
/proʊ'test/

verb - to oppose something strongly, esp. by speaking about it

 
dedicated - věnovaný, zasvěcený
BrE
/'dedɪˌkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'dedɪˌkeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - given entirely to something (e.g. a cause) or somebody

 
lope - běžet zlehka
BrE
/'ləʊp/
AmE
/'loʊp/

verb - to run in a relaxed way with long steps

 
electric chair - elektrické křeslo
BrE
/ɪˌlektrɪk'tʃeə/
AmE
/ɪˌlektrɪk'tʃer/

noun - a device used to execute prisoners by electrocuting them

 
shake off - setřást, shodit
BrE
/ʃeɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ʃeɪk'ɑ:f/

verb - to get rid of something which you don't want

 
erratic - nepředvídatelný, nevypočitatelný
BrE
/ɪ'rætɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'ræt̬ɪk/

adjective - impossible to predict because there is no regular pattern